ABOUT US
What does it mean to work with us or for us?
Our story
Hi, I’m Alison Ettridge, founder and creator of Stratigens. Our story is one of a great team of people who came from big company backgrounds to establish a tech-start up in Cardiff in 2018, and who are now part of Lightcast. Lightcast is a provider of trusted global labor market data, analytics, and expert guidance; whilst Stratigens’ industry-leading team in data science and profiles data, offers customers an enriched understanding of the available talent supply in different markets. Combined, Lightcast has solidified its position as the most trusted source for comprehensive global labor market data.
Founded in 2017 by Alison Ettridge, Stratigens’ team of data scientists compile insights and search analytics that help companies solve business challenges, including: identifying new skill pools; attracting and growing skillsets; understanding where to grow, relocate, or consolidate and retain talent; and supporting mergers and acquisitions. Since 2022, Stratigens has been leveraging its proprietary algorithms, combined with Lightcast’s labor market data, to help companies like Stryker and EY make informed decisions about skills demand, talent, and locations to optimize their growth strategies.
Our values
We think client first
We hold the hands of every single one of our clients, their success is the only thing that makes our success.
We are transparent - always
We tell our clients the truth, we say when we can and can't help and we use transparency to build trust.
We are curious
Every day is a school day – we learn something from everyone we interact with.
We are persistent
We are determined to change the way companies view and use talent intelligence and will continue to drum the message home.
Timeline
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Stratigens concept developed by founder, Alison Ettridge
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Business plan approved
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Stratigens receives pre seed round of investment from Development Bank of Wales and key business angels
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Cardiff office established
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MVP launched and early adopters onboarded to Stratigens
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First full time employee recruited
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Stratigens platform v1 launched
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Stratigens first channel partner sale to major defence business
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FMCG early adopter client onboarded
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Team grown to 12 employees
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Stratigens v2 launched with enhanced user driven features
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Stratigens receives seed investment from Development Bank of Wales and key business angels
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Financial services early adopter client onboarded
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Final seed round of funding
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Stratigens wins service industries entrepreneur of the year award at the GBEA Awards
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Medtech sector early adopter client onboarded
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Insurance sector early adopter client onboarded
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Retail banking early adopter client onboarded
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Stratigens wins Innovate UK Women in Innovation grant to improve gender balance in engineering roles
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Telecoms early adopter client onboarded
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Two new sales team members join the business
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Stratigens recognised as one of JP Morgan’s Top 200 female powered high growth businesses
Meet our team
